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Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-03-24
A Bank Scene from Which the
Reader Can Draw a Whole.
some Lesson.

Yesterday forenoon as two men who
had lived neighhors to each other on
High street for year and walked down
town together a hundred times, met on
Griswold street. one Of them remarked:
Say, Green, drop into the bank with
me for minute. | want to be identi-
fed
Certainly, certainly replied Green,
and they entered the bank and walked
to the teller's window.
You identify this man as Baker, do
you p
Baker ? Baker ? Yes, l believe that
is his name
do you know it to be p
MOO, but I've heard it was. He
lives next door to me-.
How much of family has he p
He's got a wife, anyhow. and see
some children around
What does he do p
Let's see. He's got an Office of some
sort down town here, but I can't say
what he does
will you positively identify zhim as
Baker p
'Well-well-no, / guess not, think
he is but he may be Barker or Barkum
or he may not be the one l think
know. Excuse me, Mr.. Baker I'd bt
glad to oblige you, you know, but
don't know you, YOU know.'-Detroi
Free Press.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-03-24
oh, | never dreamed of This p cried

oh, | never dreamed OF this y cried
Laura, bursting into tears. You must
go away, and never come here again.
The next day he was out in the shed,
chipping marble again. Laura went
by and saw him.
You ought not To do that, Stefano,
she said reproachfuly. You are not
able
'IG matters very little to me now
whether live or die he said sadly.
IF did not hate cowards,I would soon
settle it.
She went..home, and for some time
he did not even see her face.
Meanwhile he went ON working, and
one twilight he threw himself down on
the couch in his work-room, tired out
In mind and body.
AS he lay there with his face In his
hands, voice that sounded 20 him like
the voice Of an angel called
'StefanO y
1t was Laura who came towards
him, holding other hands.
'Stefano,' she said, Il did not know
that loved you, but l have found it
out, aud have come to tell you'
He uttered a low cry and fell at her
feet.
"My angel y he said, kissing the
hand she held out to him. Can it be
that you love me we'll enough to be :
come the wife of a marble-cutter ?
Il have e.made up my mind not to care
about the tombstomes, said Laura,
smiling.
And Stefano caught her in his arms,
laughing gaily. radiant with iov.
My love- he said, the tom6stones
existed only in your fancy. Ian not
mere marble-cutter, If you please +!
My name is Stefano Michetti.'
'Michetti y Laura echoed. 'Stefano,
it cannot be that you are the sculptor
OF the famous bas reliefs iu the Hall Of
Justice p
Even so, signorina, he said, laugh
ing. They who know me call me gen.
orally nothing but Stefano. but my fam
lily name is Michetti. rejoice that its
fame has reached you.'
oh, how could you deceive me- p
sh cried reproachfully.
Il never tried to. You jumped at
conclusion. aud let you alone !. first
because it amused me, and then be-
cause hoped to win your love, even in
the capacity of poor stone-cutter.
Laura mia, the sculptor would not have
cared for the heart that was too proud
TO bestow its treasures on the statuary.
Il could not resist you.' she murmur-
ed, in any capacity
He kissed her fondly, and then, glan-
cling around the room, he said
This is my studio my atelter-but
elsewhere l have a beautiful home,
where you shall reign as queen I! See,
my darling, here is my work y
He drew aside the brown drapery,
and revealed the most exquisite panels
and fret-work, beautiful sculptured bas.
reliefs in Carrara marble, about which
the art-world was raving.
But you need not cancel the order
for your grandfather's tombstone
said Stefano mischievously. 4 will ex-
ecute that ss promised to-
What Mrs. Grafton said when she
heard it all is matter of small couse-
sequence as long as she yielded her an
tipathies gracefully.
Laura was married very soon after
wards, and Stefano's fame still rises.
He has just made splendid stone
capital. embodying frolic OF cupids,
for which their own beautiful boy did
the posing.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-03-24

A gentleman whose son is a grad.
uate of the University of Texas, to
test the young man's'knowledge, asked
him: "What's the difference between
the regular and irregular Greek
verbs?" 1--WE get tmore licklngs trying
to learn the irregular oues." was the
reply.-Teras Siftings.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-03-24
A NICE NEIGHBOR.

Il don't think l should have taken
this house if I had known there was a
marble-yard so near,' said Mrs. Graf
ton fretfully. 1t almost drives me
frantic to hear that man chip, chip,
chipping all day. -..
You can hardly call that a marble
yard, mamma Laura answered sooth-
ingly, as she glanced across the way al
the solitary workman under a small
shed, where perhaps half-a-dozen blocks
of fine white marble stood ready for
| the chisel
i call it an aggravation. They said
it was a nice neIghborhood. Well, 1t
may be, but l don't fancy watching
man making tombstones all day.
rs that what he does p asked Laura,
looking penslyely at the workman over
the way.
He displayed fine set of muscles,
as he stood with his flannel shirt open
and his sleeves rolled up, boxing about
for a place to put large new block of
marble. He was tall man, close-hn nit
and supple, with good head and eyes
of great power. -
Laura stood watching him, and won
dering how many times that little chis-
ell he held had chippet out Sacred to
the Memory. ETC. The little shed was
an annex to a small one-story struc-
ture.
Il suppose he lives in there, poor
man = she mused 'all alone, cutting
tombstones from one weeks end to the
other. Oh, mamma =
Her cry of dismay came from the
| fact that the stonecutter over the way
had attempted to lirt large block of
marble on to a small truck, and it was
too heavy for him.
There was great crashing thud, ,and
then he dropped to the ground, white
and insensible as the marble beside
him. EEEeGe tE.@
oh, mamma, mamma y cried Laura,
springlng up, he has killed himself y
She dashed downstairs and out at the
front door, over to the marble-y ard,
| where Mrs. Grafton followed her at q
more leisurely pace.
The man was lying on the ground,
and a small stream of blood was ebbing
from his lips. --a-...r. .... a.
| Laura lifted his head and bade her
mother bring salt and water, while she
summoned little boy, who ran for the
doctor. :
'Stefano y exclaimed the physician,
as he bent anxiously over the injured
man. This is too bad was afraid
it would come some day. How did it
happen p
He was lifting one of those horrid
tombsto 1es, said Mrs. Grafton es3nt-
fully. Il should think those working
men would learn to be careful, when
they know that so much depends on
the preservation Of their health.
| Supposed he has wife and four or five
children to support y
No. madame said the doctor with
a peculiar glance at the patient ; 'he is
a single man. That will do. MISS he
said to Laura, who was helping two
volunteer aids to lift the injured mar
on to an improyised litter. Take him
right into the house, please
The. house proved to be one large
room, furnished for the most part with
pieces of marble, wrapped in drapery oi
brown muslin. The floor was Uttered
with chips of marble and dust, while
the bare white walls were rudely mark
ed with charcoal outlines and certain
abigious drawings, which Laura fan
cied were the beginningsof monuments
and other funeral stone work.
There were, besides. couch an(
some chairs, table and an extinct fir
place, IEa 49,
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-03-24

A boy was asked what meekness
was. He thought a moment and
said 'Meekness gives smooth answers
rough questions
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-03-24

One of the most forcible stump or
ators that ever took the field is the far
mer whose plow strikes a snag.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-22

associations In town is composed entirely of
colored men, of which Riley L. Robinson
IA member of the City CounciD is the chief
officer. This organization held meeting
Monday evening, which was not entirely
harmonious, and a slight scrimmage among
some individual members brought all CON
cerned before the Mayor Tuesday morning
Many of the members appeared to think
that, being an Incorporated body, they
could prevent any outsiders from coming to
town and underwriting them in prices, etc.
Some of the steamer lines have
secured a large body of men to come
on at short notice from jacksonville and
elsewhere, and that the demand for higher
rates will not be paid. The rates paid by
most OF the shippers are 81 80 per day and
So for night work. Tho demand is for pc.
to soc. advance. Most of the men in the
largest association, which numbers about
100, are idle. There seems to be a deter
mination to resist the demanded increase,
and it is believed that new men can be i'm
ported as rapidly as needed if the present
laborers persist in their demands So far
there has been no demonstration ON the part
of the strikers beyond gathering in groups
and quiet talk among themselves.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-22
THE BANANA TRADE.
1t Lasts All the Year Round-Interest-
ing Particulars.
From the Ne,u York Mail.

From the NetO York Mail
1.-TWO million punches of bananas come
into this port alone, every year now" said
the importer previous to 1884 there were
not near so many. Schooners were employed,
and they took six weeks to make trip, car
ried only $500 punches and lost quarter
of them on the account of the length of
time ahoat and the damage by salt water.
Now we have regular lines of steamers that
carry four or five times as much fruit, and
make such quick trips that there is practi
cally no loss of fruit"
'Where do the bananas come from"
"Well the reds, which appear to be the
favorites, come from Baracos, Cuba. We
get from 30, 900 to 40, 900 punches of them
week during August, but less now that
peaches are in market. The yellow ones
come from Jamaica, Panama, Costa RIGA
and Nicaragua. There are some bananas
produced in Florida, but the home demand
prevents any coming here. 1t will not be
long before the red bananas win be very
scarce, as the Cuban planters are replacing
them with the, yellow slips from Jamaica
The cause of this is that the yellow produce
punches averaging from SO to So %, while
the red will not average more than s. so a
bunch"
How do bananas grow"
ION immense plantations, laid off into
rows of trees about eight feet apart each
way. The trunk of the banana tree is COM
posed of the stems of leaves and grows
| from fifteen TO twenty-feet high. When the
| truiting begins, bud appears at the top of
the stem and develops into a bunch of
bananas. When the fruit is gathered the
tree is cut down and left to decay, and new
sprouts start up from the same root, and
thus the crop is continually renewed. There
are about 700 trees to the acre, and each
produces one bunch OF fruit New planta-
lions are started by setting out young
sprouts about two feet high. The loading
is usually done 10y forming line and pass
ing the punches from hand to hand This
is not very pleasant work, as the punches
often contain scorpions, tarahtulas, cent?
pedes, and other venomous insects that get
shaken out of the punches as they are passed
and bite or sting the handler. In the hold of
the vessel the bananas are placed in bins
holding several hundred punches each, and
arranged TO admit all the air possible IN
winter much care is necessary To prevent the
| cargo from freezing on the voyage, or while
unloading. Bananas are almost tho only
fruit that is always in season. They arrive
at this port every month in the year. Dur
ing the poorest months in midwinter we re-
ceive 10000 punches, and in summer the
number frequently reaches $4,000
bunches.n
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-22
LOS AQUAS AZULE.
The Greatest Natural Curiosity in the
Land of Flowers.

Land of Flowers.
OcALA, FLA, Sept. 20.-In the Western
portion of Marion County, heretofore hid
away amongst the rolling hills, because of
their distance from the highways of travel,
are the beautiful springs of the Blue river
Florida does not number among her natural
curiosities anything more beautiful or won
derful.
The recent opening of the Silver Spring,
Ocala and Gulf Railroad of this portion of
Florida has uncovered to the tourist, the
invalid, the investor, these beautiful foun-
tains of youth. If old Ponce de Leon had
found them in his tramp through Florida,
he would have gone no farther, as all the
surroundings would have filled his fancy
with the idea that his mission had been ac-
complished.
Distant twenty miles from Ocala, these
transparent springs burst out at the foot of
the hills that skirt the "Wekiva" or Blue
River. They vary in size from few feet
to almost an acre in extent. They extend
for nearly six miles along the banks, or
burst forth in the bed of 'Los Aquas
Azule" exciting the wonder and peculiar
emotions of pleasure in all who behold
them. The waters preserve the entire year,
alike In winter and summer, an even tenn
perature of 72', and offer an almost resist
less temptation at all seasons to the bather,
to plunge into and examine for ones self
whether they be the fabulous foun-
tain of youth. Remarkable as it may
seem, there is an abundance of both fresh
and salt water fish in the springs Here
swimming in schools, are the mullet of the
Mexican gulf mingling with the Dream or
perch of the fresh water. Accompanying
these you will see the beautiful striped
sheepshead of the salt water, foraging
the haunts of the voracious fresh water
trout or bass. Nor are these denizens of the
ocean mere sporads, for they are found in
LOS Aquas AZule" at all seasons of the year
Standing on the high hills overlooking the
head, as the source of the Blue river is
called, the angle of light and vision give to
these transparent waters that peculiar tint
called by the mOdiste peacock blue.
The water of these springs is so clear
that bright nickel or a gold double eagle
can be clearly seen on the white sandy bot
tom, which varies from five to sixty feet be-
low the surface
A marked difference between the Blue
Springs and the famous Silver Spring is in
their respective surroundings. The Silver
Spring, SO long known and visited by tour
lists, bursts out in the midst of an oozy
swamp, the approach to which is
made ground, filed in by the railroad COM
pany. The banks OF the Blue Spring are
high and rolling, reaching, in some places
over 100 feet in height. At the ''headn Of
Blue Spring nature beautifully divides the
land into high hummock and rolling pine
| There is a natural park, which will be a.
pretty a picnic ground as there is in the
| Alligator State. The extension of trans
porUation facilities each year opens new at
fractions to the tourist and the settler. bu
none will be more appreciated by them the
coming season than the beautiful Springs o
| LOS Aquas Azule.n PERT.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-22
PLUMBER.
OFFICIAL.
QUARANTINE NOTICE.
OFFICE HEALTH OFFICER,


SAVANNAH, GA, Aug. 20, 1897.
From aud after this date, the city ordnance
which specifies the Quarantine requirements TO
be observed Of the port of Savannah, Ca will
be most rigidly enforced
Merchants and all other parties interested
will be supplied with printed copies of the Quar-
antine Ordinance upon application to Office Of
Health Officer, and are requested to keep copy
of this publication.
From and after this date and until further no.
tice all steamships and vessels from or having
touched at South America, Central America,
Mexico, the West Indies Italy, Sicily, Malta, Mar
settles and the Guinea coast of Africa. direct, or
via American ports, will be subjected TO Quaran-
tine detention and be treated as from infected
or suspected ports or localities, viz: Section o,
Quarantine Regulations. Captains Of such
vessels will have to remain at the Quarantine
Station until their vessels are relieved.
All steamers and vessels from foreign ports
not included above direct or via American
ports, whether seeking. chartered or otherwise
will be required to remain IN quarantine until
boarded aud passed by the Quarantine Officer.
Neither the captains nor any one ON board Of
such Ccsseis Uiit BE- ditODed 10 come to fhe cifg
or land ulita The pesseis are Inspected aud
passed on NE Quardntine Officer.
AS ports or localities not herein enumerated
are reported unhealthy 10 the Sanitary Author-
ties. Quarantine restrictions against same will
be enforced without further publication.
The quarantine regulation requiring the MING
V The Quarantine mug on Dess eis subjected 10
detention or inspection wii be- rigidlB enforced
Notice "a hereby given that the Quarantine
Ohcer Is instructed not to deliver letters 10 vesi-
sells which are not subjected 10 Quarantine de
tention, unless the name Of cOnsignee and state
ment that the vessel " ordered 10 some other
port appears upon the face Of the envelope
This order is made necessary Ia CONSEQUENCES OF
the enormous bulk 81 drumming letters sent 20
the station for vessels which are 20 arrive
ship chambers are Informed that provisions
~ large quantity cannot h. receiylsd NJ the
Quarantine station unless for vessels ordered
from this port. and u must thcn be sent down
ny The tug boat az the time when vessel d o. 10
t0wcd " sea- ], 7. MCFARLAND, 81 D..
lleelsa 0ei0gr.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-22
The Little Boys Papa Couldn't Leave
Him After His Mother Died.
Fronl the Chtcaqo TriblLn

One day when we were between the North
Platte river and the Laramie Mountains
and some miles west of Fort Fetterman,
Wy, while was riding along the dry bed
of little creek looking for water, | saw
stockman coming across the ridge quarter
of mile away The pony on which he was
mounted came along on a swinging gallop,
and as he drew nearer | saw the man had
little child, boy not much over years old,
in front of him ON the saddle. He came up
and stopped, and we engaged in some COM
monplace conversation about the distance to
various ranches, our destination etc. The
boy in the meantime had turned around and
got up on his feet in the saddle and put one
arm around the mans neck and looked at
me shyly as if he was not much accus-
toned to seeing strangers. The man was
tall, perhaps more kindly-looking than
handsome, and might have been 30 years of
age. suggested that the boy appeared to
be fond of riding for snch little one, when
the man said:
eyes, Tot--I always call him Tots
great rider. He can ride fifty miles day,
If carry him in my arms parto' the time"
and he looked at the baby proudly, with
just a touch of sadness, as he gave him a
little hug.
Doesn't he get tiredr'
"Yes, a little when we go so fur, but he
can stand thirty-five or forty mile an be jes'
as clipper as you please when we git back
to the ranch"
docs he go out on the range with you
every dayW
Every day do. You see there amt
nobody to leave him with at the ranch-Tot
an me lives all alone. l got a little ranch
O. my own down here, with a couple o hun
dred head o. stock up'n' down the creek, an
when go out to look after them or any
thing have to take him along. When |
fust begun to take him with me- bout a
year ago, | thought he wouldn't stand it,
but was careful not to go fur-not more'n
fifteen or twenty or mebby twenty-five mile
in day-an' would you believe it, he jes'
got fat on it. Mebby you'll think, stranger.
orter get him better home somewhere, but
tried it an it didn't work. You'll excuse
me, reckon, if talk about it. / don't see
anybody very of'n, an sometimes it kinder
makes me feel better to talk little. You
see, we were livin' down where ! do now,
tryin' to get a start an make kind of a
home, an year ago Tots mother died.
Well, she was sick quite while, and l took
care o. her the best could. | reckon she
didn't have as good care as she should a
had but done jes' the best knowed how
Had the post surgeon come out as often as
he would, an b'nby he said
she'd got to die. An she did die,
stranger 1t was pertty dark for me, an
I'd a. gone away, If handt done
nothin' wus, if it hadn't been for Tot
When l thought bout him | felt most as /
did when thought bout his mother, but /
had TO do something fer him. / had some
friends at the Fort, an they offered TO give
him home, so ! took him down TO them. |
told him good-by. an they KEEP him in a
back room so be wouldn't see me go away,
an went ont an got on my boss an iabbed
the spurs into him SOS to ride off fast; but |
hadn't went tvantv wards when henrd Tot
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-22
Distress After Eating.

This result Of indigestion will no longer
be experienced IL Simmons Liver Regulator
is taken after each meal. IL is such a good
digester, and so mild and pleasant in it, ef-
feet TINT It h used by many, after hearty
meal, 10 insure good digestion. The Regu.
lator does not nau ente or irritate the stoni-
ach, hut corrects acidity, dispels foul ga ,es,
nllays irritation aud assists tho stomach IN
ia digestion.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-22

IRAN NO. 10f leaves Guyton $40 p. m; arrives
Savannah 4:25 p. IN.
Sleeping cars on all night trains between Sa-
vannah, Augusta, Macon and Atlanta also Ma
con and Columbus -A@
Tram No. B. leaving Savannah at $50 D. m.
will stop regularly at Guyton, but at no oths,,
and Mlen.
Train No. will stop on signal at stations be-
tween Millen and Savannah to take on passen.
gers for Savannah
Connections at Savannah with Savannah
Florida and Western Railway for all points in
Florida. ~
Tickets for oil points and sleeping car bertbs
on sale at City Office, No. 20 Bull street and
Depot Office 30 minutes before departure Of
each train. -
j. G. SHAW. G. A. WHITEHEAD
Ticket Agent. Gen Pass Agent
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-22

New Fat Mackerel, new Tomatoes, new
Peaches, Goldfish. Breakfast Strips, I2i6c.
Hams, Hams, Hams Mixed Tea az 5Oc 4.
worth 81 Strauss Bros, y and 2s5. Bar.
nArd street.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-22
KIESLING'S NURSERY.
White Bluff Road.

DLANTs, BOUQUETS DESIGNS CUT
Il FLOWERS furnished 70 order. Leave 90
dcn nt DAVIS BROS corner Boil aBd kyrs
sirsgla Ipleaaene eall a4A
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-22
.Rnchli-Paihan
Though on BIleD pills.

Quick, complete cure, all annoy ing kid
ney, bladder and urinary diseases. 81. At
druggists
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-22
Savannah, Florida & Western Railway

[All trains on this road are run by Central
Standard Time
TIME CARD IN EFFECT JUNE 10. 1887
Il Passenger trains on this road will run daily
as follows: AJ
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-22

Small granules small dose, big results,
pleasant in operation, don't disturb the
stomach. l0c. and DC
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-22
RAILROADS.
~~~~-~-~~~~~-~s~~-->~>-
S CHI E d U L E
CENTRAL RAILROAD.

SAVANNAH, GA, Sept. Is, 1897.
ON and after this date Passenger Trains wiz
~ run daily unless marked f. which are daily,
except Sunday.
The standard time, by which these trains run.
Is 20 minutes slower than Savannah city time:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-22
Charleston 4 Savannah Railway Co

CONNECTIONS made at Savannah with Sa-
~ vannah, Florida and Western Railway.
Trains leave and arrive at Savannah by stand
ard time Goth merdan) which is SO minutes
slower than city time.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-22
though on Dirt"

Ask for Rough on Dirt A perfect
washing powder found At last A harmless
extra fine Al article, pure and clean, sweet
ems, freslicns. bleaches and whitons without
slightest injury % finest fabric, Unequaled
for iine linens and laces, general household,
kitchen and laundry use. Softens water.
saves labor and soap. Added b. starch pre-
vents yelloging &c., l0c., 25c. al groers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-22

Before buying Hams o. Breakfast Bacon
price those az Strauss Bros.